youngster

英 [ˈjʌŋstə(r)]

美 [ˈjʌŋstər]

n.  年轻人; 少年; 儿童

复数：youngsters　

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牛津词典

noun

• 年轻人；少年；儿童
  a young person or a child
  1. The camp is for youngsters aged 8 to 14.
     这次夏令营是为8至14岁的少年儿童安排的。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 年轻人;（尤指）少年，儿童
  Young people, especially children, are sometimes referred to asyoungsters.
  1. Other youngsters are not so lucky...
     其他的孩子则没有这么幸运。
  2. I was only a youngster in 1935.
     1935年时我还只是个孩子。

英英释义

noun

• a young person of either sex
  1. she writes books for children
  2. they're just kids
  3. `tiddler' is a British term for youngster
  Synonym:childkidminorshavernippersmall frytiddlertiketykefrynestling

双语例句

• He is an effeminate country youngster with watery blue eyes and hair parted in the middle.
  他是个性格柔弱，有着水汪汪的蓝眼睛，并且头发分成中界的乡村青年。
• I've been shooting since I was a youngster.
  我从年轻的时候就开始打猎了。
• That youngster works with a will.
  这小伙子干活儿有股傻劲儿。
• This youngster is another destined to leave these shores.
  这个年轻人是又一个注定要离开这个国家的人。
• That youngster is my brother.
  那个小孩是我的兄弟。
• The youngster just doesn't know what it is to be tired.
  这小伙子有一股子使不完的劲儿。
• A youngster stood up and offered his seat to the old lady.
  有个小伙子起来给老太太让了个座儿。
• She recently adopted a streetwise Washington youngster from a crime-ridden neighborhood whose father was in jail.
  记她最近收养了一个在街头混惯了的青年，他来自华盛顿犯罪高发区，其父亲在牢中。
• If she is a youngster, roses and ivies will suit her best.
  如果她是一个年轻，玫瑰和常春藤适合她最好的。
• The adventure-seeking youngster had climbed up the tree but couldn't get down again.
  爱冒险的年轻人爬上了树，却下不来了。